Since it was my birthday we decided a few treats were in order. Starting with a jet ski safari we blasted off to Beqa island passing over a notorious shark infested channel. The island contains a lagoon and as we rode up into it past a private mansion it felt just like entering the secret lair of a Bond villain. After Helen showed off doing donuts we jumped off and snorkeled in the turquoise water. The visibility was amazing, putting our Thailand diving trip to shame. Fish were everywhere we looked and I had a very close encounter with a terrifying but harmless black tip shark. On our return we rode the jet ski flat out, jumping through the waves and crashing back down into the water until it abruptly stopped in the middle of the channel, 30m above a sea full of far more serious sharks. Fortunately with a bit of tinkering our guide managed to save us from a long swim back to the shore and the prospect of being something’s lunch.
We marked the end of our stay in Fiji with Caz, Asa and their family with a trip out to the Mamanuca islands for a day in paradise. Cruising out past picture perfect desert islands we got glimpse of what our backpacking trip might have been like if we’d recently won the lottery. Though we only had 5 hours in the resort everyone made the most of their time snorkeling, hammock swinging and dining on fine food. We could have both quite happily spent the rest of our trip luxuriating there but at around $1000 a night room only we’d have spent the rest of our lives washing their dishes to clear the tab.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 11:40 pm
You could have thrown these ‘donuts’ at the sharks…………how did you show off ‘doing donuts’ Helen?
Your “Biggles goggles” look good Mark on the back of the jet ski.
The place looks absolutely idyllic.
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